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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Thunder Force’ was set up to be smart but it ‘swung and missed at every single opportunity,’ says critic

    Critics review “Voyagers,” about a group of genetically engineered teenagers in outer space; “Thunder Force,” a Netflix original comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as two friends who become a crime-fighting duo; “Our Towns,” an…

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 9, 2021 • 24m Listen

    Critics review “Voyagers,” about a group of genetically engineered teenagers in outer space; “Thunder Force,” a Netflix original comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as two friends who become a crime-fighting duo; “Our Towns,” an HBO documentary about small cities nationwide working hard to revitalize themselves, based on a 2018 book of the same name by journalists James and Deborah Fallows; “Moffie,” about a young man who must complete his military service in 1981 South Africa while hiding his homosexuality.

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    3. 16:30Mega producer Scott Rudin faces accusations of abuse. How did he avoid consequences for so long?
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    5. 40:54Evan Kleiman’s favorite spring season recipes: Get creative with asparagus, artichokes, peas
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      Madeleine Brand

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Nicholson

      host of the podcast “Unspooled” and film reviewer for the Los Angeles Times

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      film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Amazon workers vote against unionization in Alabama. What does this mean for the online retail giant?
    1. 0:00Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama rejected a union drive. What happens now for the online retail giant?
    2. 8:21Psychiatric or neurological problem ails a third of COVID patients within 6 months of diagnosis: Oxford
    3. 16:30Mega producer Scott Rudin faces accusations of abuse. How did he avoid consequences for so long?
    4. 26:18‘Thunder Force’ was set up to be smart but it ‘swung and missed at every single opportunity,’ says criticYou’re reading this
    5. 40:54Evan Kleiman’s favorite spring season recipes: Get creative with asparagus, artichokes, peas
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